Performance Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of the LR2 Aframax Oil Product Tanker, M/T P. Aliki
Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) has delivered the M/T P. Aliki, a 2010-built LR2 Aframax oil product tanker, for $36.5 million. The acquisition was financed by $18.25 million cash and a $18.25 million loan from Alpha Bank S.A. The vessel will begin a time charter with Trafigura at a daily rate of $45,000, generating revenue between $9.5 million to $13.7 million over seven to ten months. This marks the company's entry into the refined petroleum tanker sector, promising stable market fundamentals and significant cash flow potential.
- Acquisition of M/T P. Aliki allows entry into lucrative refined petroleum product tanker sector.
- Time charter with Trafigura generates guaranteed revenue of $9.5 to $13.7 million.
- Financing structure of acquisition strengthens cash flow management.
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ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) (“we” or the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the M/T P. Aliki (formerly “Alpine Amalia”), a 2010-built LR2 Aframax oil product tanker of 105,304 dwt that the Company entered into an agreement to purchase in August 2022.
As previously announced, the M/T P. Aliki was acquired for a total purchase price of US
Commenting on this delivery, Andreas Michalopoulos, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated:
“As already stated, the acquisition of our first LR2 tanker, which is also BWTS and EGCS (scrubber) fitted, represents the entry of our Company into the refined petroleum product tanker sector, which we believe to be a market segment with sustainable fundamentals. The lucrative level of fixed revenue ranging from a minimum of US
About the Company
Performance Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of tanker vessels. The Company employs its fleet on spot voyages, through pool arrangements and on time charters.
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